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Characteristics of sports biomechanics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

  • DAI Ruilan ,
  • AO Yingfang
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  • 1. College of Exercise and Health Sciences, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin 301600, China;
    2. Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital. Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University. Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing 100191, China

Received date: 2021-10-23

  Revised date: 2021-12-07

  Online published: 2022-03-05

Abstract

To review the biomechanical characteristics of patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kinematics, kinetics changes and the functional performances of the knee joint after ACLR are discussed. The changes of the biomechanical characteristics of the patients after ACLR are mainly observed in the sagittal plane, and the alterations of the frontal plane and the transverse plane are observed only accompanying other severe injuries after ACLR. In addition, for the patients after ACLR, one will also observe alterations in the proprioception and neuromuscular control, suggesting that in addition to the routine rehabilitation, the patients after ACLR should also pay extra attention to their proprioception and neuromuscular control training.

Cite this article

DAI Ruilan , AO Yingfang . Characteristics of sports biomechanics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2022 , 40(2) : 27 -35 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2022.02.004

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